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France leaves Zoom and Teams behind in its administration and aims for something greater

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For years, digital services from American companies have enjoyed a clearly dominant position in Europe. A mix of consolidated trust and lack of regional alternatives competitive on many fronts, it has been constantly expanding its user base, both individuals and companies, while fueling a shower of million-dollar contracts also coming from governments and public administrations. The footprint of large American technology companies in the Old Continent is impossible to ignore. Gmail, Instagram, Spotify and YouTube are part of the daily lives of millions of Europeans. Likewise, it is common to find public organization computers running Windows, Office or Microsoft 365, a scene so normalized that it is rarely questioned. To this visible layer is added another much less obvious, but perhaps even more strategic: cloud computing. Providers such as Microsoft’s Azure, Amazon’s AWS, or Google Cloud host everything from everyday services to critical infrastructure. In parallel, in the field of cybersecurity, platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon They are integrated into the core of sensitive systems used by airports, airlines or financial entities. When technological dependence becomes a strategic risk However, this balance is beginning to show cracks. The question is no longer just who provides the service, but what would happen if that partner considered reliable suddenly stopped being so. How would Europe respond to such a scenario? And, above all, are you preparing to face it? For some this is an extreme hypothesis; for others, a risk that can no longer be ruled out. The truth is that the debate is no longer marginal and has reached the offices of Brussels and several European capitals. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Since the re-election of Donald Trump, those responsible for strategic sectors in Europe are putting pressure on the large American cloud service providers to facilitate quick exit mechanisms. The objective is clear: to be able to transfer systems and data to local centers or to European suppliers if necessary. And what is considered an emergency situation? The possibility, remote but not impossible, that the United States limits or even suspends access to services and data centers operated by its own companies. It would be an unprecedented move, with profound consequences for the European economy and public services. Finding an argument to justify it is as difficult as it is simple: everything can end up revolving around a concept that is increasingly present these days: “national security.” Despite the existing tensions between Europe and Washington, everything indicates that such a scenario remains unlikely in the short term. Even so, there is one incontestable fact: The concern is real. In Brussels and in several European capitals, discrete but constant steps are already being taken to reduce dependencies and gain room for maneuver. Visio, the alternative to Zoom and Teams promoted by France France has become one of the most illustrative cases. The Government is promoting the progressive withdrawal of extra-European videoconferencing solutions in the public sector to replace them with Visioa “sovereign” and open source alternative. The State’s own digital strategy portal admits that, until now, the different departments have operated with a mosaic of tools and expressly mentions Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex. According to the official statement, this fragmentation “weakens data security, creates strategic dependencies of external infrastructures, generates additional financial costs and makes cooperation between ministries difficult.” The answer lies in a unified solution, developed by the Interministerial Directorate for Digital, under government control and based on French technology. Visio already has about 40,000 regular users and its deployment is planned to reach 200,000 public employees. Among the first organizations to adopt it widely during the first quarter of 2026 are the CNRS, the National Health Insurance Fund, the General Directorate of Public Finances and the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Zoom, the video conferencing platform that became popular during the pandemic The scope of the movement is better understood with a specific piece of information: the CNRS will replace your Zoom licenses with Visio at the end of March for its 34,000 employees and the 120,000 researchers associated with its research units. American solutions are thus beginning to lose ground in France, as has already happened in other countries. Denmark moves towards LibreOffice and Munich opted for Linux for years, although in this last case the path was not linear and ended with a partial return to Microsoft due to compatibility problems. These types of strategies, extrapolated to other attempts to promote sovereign alternatives, are not without obstacles either. It is worth remembering that open source does not automatically guarantee quality or pace of evolution. When maintenance, auditing, and development fall to a limited number of actors, product progress can slow down. Pointing out these tensions does not invalidate the approach, but it does help to understand its real complexity. Furthermore, the debate is not limited to public services. In a hypothetical decoupling of American platforms, ordinary users could also be affected. Some people, like our colleague Jose Garcíahave chosen to start a process of technological emancipation with respect to the United Statesa path that is not without friction. After years of moving in an ecosystem dominated by North American Big Tech, getting out of it requires time, sacrifices and assuming new limitations. Images | Government of France | Mika Baumeister | Yoyus sugiharto In Xataka | France and Germany have created a “European Notion” with a very simple objective: depend less on the United States

Your design teams no longer report to design

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Tim Cook has placed John Ternussenior vice president of hardware engineering, will lead Apple’s design teams from the end of 2025. The move has not been officially announced and internal and external organizational charts do not reflect it yet, but Mark Gurman has made it public on Bloomberg. Ternus now acts as an “executive sponsor” of all design at Apple. Manages communications between the design team and executive leadership, and represents design in leadership meetings. Decisions are still made by consensus among senior managers, but Ternus now has more influence than any other hardware chief in Apple’s recent history. Why is it important. Only Apple’s most prominent figures have supervised design. Jony Ive did it until 2019. Cook briefly between 2015 and 2017. AND Jeff Williams from 2019 until its retirement in 2025. Ternus now joins that list. The difference is very notable: Ive was a designer, Williams came from operations and Ternus comes from product engineering, where his work has consisted of converting other people’s designs into manufacturing products. Now he is the one who oversees both phases: how the products look and how they work. Between the lines. Apple has gone years without major aesthetic revolutions in its main products. The iPhone has maintained a similar visual structure for several generations. He air It is fine as a recent exception, but otherwise the same. Macs have converged on a predictable, established design language. Apple’s recent innovation has focused on its own chips, integrating hardware, software and services; and in supply chain optimization. Exactly the areas where Ternus has excelled. Placing him at the forefront of design certifies that at Apple execution increasingly matters more than aesthetics. The company seems to have accepted that its years of visual leadership give way to another stage and that its competitive advantage lies in systems engineering and the optimization of each component. Yes, but. Design is still important to Apple, but it is no longer the department that sets the course. Ternus is not a designer and Cook “keeps his distance from design decisions,” according to sources from Bloomberg. Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak They maintain a voice in Apple’s overall aesthetic. Some company executives, as reported by Gurman, fear that Ternus is too risk-averse and uncharismatic. His main strength is his strong knowledge of the supply chain and attention to detail, but not the conceptual vision that Ive brought. Marking agenda. This move consolidates Ternus as big favorite for Cook’s succession. At 50, he is Apple’s youngest senior executive and Cook is exposing him to more and more areas of the company. Apple has increasingly positioned him as the public face of the business. Cook turned 65 in November. Although there appear to be no imminent plans to retire, succession planning is part of his responsibilities. And the signs are becoming clearer. Featured image | Carles Rabadà on UnsplashApple In Xataka | John Ternus, vice president of Apple: “The iPhone Air had been in development for years, but we had to say ‘no’ until now”

When and where can you see it, format and teams that participate

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Let’s tell you When and where can you the draw of the Champions League of the 2025/2026 season. The maximum European soccer competition is approaching, and if you follow any of the participating teams you may be interested in seeing who is paired. Although the competition does not begin until mid -September, it is this last week of August when the raffle is held. We are also going to explain what the format of the competition is, since UEFA changed it last year, as well as the raffle format Champions League format UEFA decided to change last year the format of the Champions League for one that had more teams, specifically 36. In this format there are no longer group stage, but An initial league phase and a raffle in which not all balls are chosen manually. The 36 teams that participate will be distributed for the raffle in four nine -team bombs according to their UEFA coefficient. Each club will face two rivals of each hypeso that in the first phase eight games will be played, four at home and four as visitors. The draw itself is also a bit peculiar. The nine equipment of Bombo 1 will be manually selected, and it will be a software that selects its rivals from the other drums. Of course, the first bass drum teams cannot coincide with another from their country, and can only coincide with two from the same country. In this league phase, The eight teams with the most points will go directly to eighthswhile the teams from 9th to 24th place will play a double game. The others will be eliminated. Another important thing is that the first and second classified of this League phase will not be able to meet again. When is the draw and where can you see it The league phase raffle From the Champions League of season 2025/26 will take place Thursday, August 28this same week. The event will be held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. This draw will take place From 18 hoursin the afternoon. Unfortunately, this raffle will not be issued in open. It will be broadcast on Movistar Plus+which is the one who has the rights of the Champions League, so you can only see it if you have hired the streaming service or if you are a customer of the operator. Teams participating in the raffle The 29 automatically classified teams will participate in this raffle and the seven that exceeded the access play-off. These are the classified teams that will be in the different drums: England: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle. Spain: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club, Villarreal. Italy: Napoli, Inter, Atalanta, Juventus. Germany: Bayern München, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund. France: Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Monaco. Netherlands: PSV, Ajax. Portugal: Sporting CP. Belgium: Union Saint-Gilloise. Türkiye: Galatasaray. Czech: Slavia Praha. Greece: Olympiacos. To these we will have to add the winners of the play-off, which we will know them during this week. Once the raffle is done, the calendar of the Champions League phase matches will be configured, and the first of its eight days will be played Between September 16 and 18being the last on January 28. In Xataka Basics | TV football map for the 2025/26 season: where to see free matches, and where the payment

First it was Chema Alonso’s departure. Telefónica is now disassembling your legacy with your team’s goodbye

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After The Pallete eraTelefónica is making profound strategic and human changes. After the recent one Departure from hacker Chema Alonsothe company is disassembling kernel, according to The confidential. This is the project and the team led Alonso, where there were heavyweights of the company, such as Javier Martínez and Paco Montalvo. Company sources have confirmed to Xataka Mobile the departure of both figures. Why it is important. From the hand of Sebas Muriel, ancient CEO of Tuenti, Telefónica is saying goodbye to Kernel, which in 2016 we met as “The fourth platform“And later like Aura. With her, they proposed to create a mechanism where Each user decided if he shared his personal information or demanded compensation. The confidential also speaks of the exits of other key pieces, such as Luiz Medici and Kiko Gámez. Goodbye to Pallete and Chema Alonso’s legacy. The hacker departure in March reminded us of the ambitious path that the company had pursued in the last decade: projects such as the aforementioned fourth platform, The aura wizard, Open Gateway either Movistar Homethe domestic device that came something late to a market that Google and Alexa already dominated globally. Kernel was the project to modernize an archaic operator, the Digital heart of Telefónica, according to Paco Montalvo. Disassembling this team is a farewell to the great technological bets that the company has pursued to compete against the OTT and the great world technological ones. At the time of the indiscriminate management of the data, Telefónica claimed to want to return all control to the user. Something is left. The great responsible for that path are no longer, and the contrast with its substitutes It can’t be bigger. According to El Confidencial, the old team of Chema Alonso remains Antonio Guzmán, Irene Gómez, David del Val and Yaiza Rubio. According to Telefónica sources consulted by Xataka Mobile, Telefónica is reviewing the previous projects to approach the new vision. Despite the obvious dismantling of their pieces, they say that with Kernel there is no definitive decision, waiting for a new strategy that they hope to announce before the end of the year. A new telephone. In his first major public appearance as executive president, Marc Murtra, the substitute for José María Álvarez-Pallete, It was very clear: Telefónica should focus on consolidating and growing to create technological capacity, a more pragmatic and forceful objective than that of digital transformation and collaboration With great technology which had been adopted in the previous stage. Telefónica is facing The largest existential dilemma of its over 100 yearsyou have to choose transform into a technology company In a Europe in decline that seeks to be more autonomous or accept that as a traditional telecus it is immersed in a reality that erodes its margins. The financial sanitation that Pallete achieved was not enough for markets, with a 57%stock market drop. Good news and farewells in 2025. The helm turn brought Good news: The action at three years. And the first steps of the new direction reflect that initial forcefulness of Murtra: in 2025, Telefónica has executed five sales In different countries, and only Brazil remains a strategic market in America. In Spain, a great consolidation for 2026 sounds more and more strongly: the one that would bring a Purchase of Vodafone. The fruit of this fusion is well known: to get more than 45% of the market. Strategically, Telefónica is about to A ‘sorpasso’ itselfone that goes to enter more for services than by communications, the first step to be a diversified technological company and less telecus. At the moment, the services are 43 % of income in their accounts, and grows at a good pace: “in double digit,” according to Emilio Gayo, New CEO of the Teleco. Another good news comes with the rearme: Telefónica already It stays with 69% of defense ICT awards. Outstanding image | Xataka In Xataka | Telefónica has a plan to eat the market in Spain. That is a problem for local operators

Elon Musk has revealed the formula of his team’s success. The problem is that they barely have time to sleep and eat

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Facing The experiments and tests around the world that seek to establish a four -day workdaythe richest man on the planet proposes a hardly justifiable leap against. Elon Musk recently revealed which is the “formula of success” of the efficiency office it manages in the United States government. The keys: work So many hours that sleep deprivation threatens the health of the workers themselves. The culture of the extreme. He did it a few weeks ago through Your X account. Elon Musk revealed then that he and his department of government efficiety (Doge) work work nothing less than 120 hours per weeka figure that triples the standard day 40 hours. Musk argued that this titanic effort is what allows them to overcome their “bureaucratic opponents,” who operate with conventional schedules. What does science say to all this? Divide the day. Making the accounts more or less standard, and since a week has 168 hours, working 120 hours is to leave alone 48 hours for any other activityincluding in the eating equation, bathing, moving to work/return home and, of course, sleeping. In the best case, if an employee allocated those 48 hours only to sleep, he would get a maximum of 6.8 hours per night, well below The 8 recommended hours by health experts. However, it is still a utopia considering the time of displacement and any other of the basic needs, so it is likely that real rest is much lower. Science. In Fortune They collected several studies that warn about the serious consequences of working in excess. Mayo Clinic points out that sleep less than 7 hours At night it can contribute to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke and depression. WHO data already indicated in 2016 that 745,000 people died by cardiovascular diseases associated with working days of 55 hours or more. Microsueños. Since the 1950s, scientists Like William Dement They have documented The effects of sleep In the brain, identifying the IMPORTANCE OF REM DREAM and discovering the phenomenon of The so -called “microsueños”episodes of momentary unconsciousness that can cause fatal errors at work. More recently, studies have shown that lack of sleep reduces activity in The prefrontal cortex (responsible for decision making) and in The hippocampus (key in memory). The impact is not just neurological. The study of the World Health Organization indicated that working more than 55 hours per week increases by 35% the risk of stroke and in 17% the risk of heart disease. In terms of productivity, an investigation from Stanford University concluded that it falls dramatically After 50 hours a weekand that working 70 hours per week generates almost The same production as 56 hourswhich suggests decreasing yields beyond a certain point. Musk’s obsession. The truth is that it was already known that Musk was a recognized WORLKAHOLIC. In A 2022 interview With investor Ron Baron, he confessed to having lived three years within his factories in Tesla and Spacex, sleeping in sofastents on the roofs and even under his desk, surrounded by metallic dust and the most uncomfortable conditions. No doubt, his labor philosophy of “more hours is equal to more efficiency” has been widely criticizedsince scientific evidence suggests that imposing extreme days does not guarantee better results and, instead, It affects health and the well -being of workers. Govern without sleep. They counted in a VOX medium report that the extreme work rhythm in Doge has already generated serious mistakes In public administration. From multimillionaire mathematical failures to the accidental dissemination of classified information, fatigue seems to be affecting the capacity of the Musk team to make key decisions. The recent dismissal and Hurrying reaction of essential personnel in areas such as nuclear safety and Avian flu response It is a sign that the policy of exhaustion could be having real and dangerous consequences. Plus: Trump administration is implementing Mass dismissals in the IRS In full tax season, which could generate an administrative collapse. In short, these types of measures, promoted by an apparently exhausted team, arouse concerns about the efficacy and stability of the government Under this new hyperproductivity model. The failures of “hacking” the dream. Paradoxically, Musk and other technological leaders have recognized that The dream cannot be replaced. Companies like Eight Sleepthat sold rest capsules From no less than 4,600 dollars to Musk and his team, they reinforce the idea that, although the culture of extreme work remains promoted, they are also looking for more efficient ways to achieve that eight -hour standard. Even figures such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos have defended the Importance of rest In productivity. On the other sidewalk, while Musk insists on that exhausting routine, he himself has admitted that his ancient habits caused “brain pain”, in fact, his Erratic behavior in networks Social raises doubts about whether you are really improving your rest. Sleep more, no less. Despite the alleged glamor that some try to grant sleep deprivation, scientific evidence is overwhelming: The rest is indispensable For the optimal functioning of brain and body. Instead of glorifying days of 120 hours per week, the real challenge should be to find ways to maximize productivity without compromising health. One thing seems clearly clear: at the end of the day, not even the brightest and most innovative minds can escape human biology. Musk either. Image | Gage Skidmore In Xataka | In his eagerness to attack the public sector, Elon Musk has crossed a line: distorting the story of Hitler and Stalin In Xataka | In his efforts to cut and fire workers in the US, Elon Musk has gone one step further: Italy

Intel has produced 30,000 wafers in its Uve High-NA teams

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Joseph Bonetti is one of Intel’s engineers who defend that this company is about to be competitive again in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. This statement of yours a few days ago expresses your vision very well: “Intel leaders, Board of Directors of Intel and Donald Trump administration, please, They do not sell or give control From Intel Foundry to TSMC just when Intel is taking the technological front and starting to take off. It would be a terrible and demoralizing mistake. “ Although he does not expressly mention them, Bonetti suggests between the lines when he speaks of “the technological front” that Intel will take advantage of his experience with the teams of extreme ultraviolet lithography (UVE) and High Opening to recover leadership in the production of integrated circuits that lost many years ago. These machines produced by the Dutch company ASML are the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment that currently exists. AND Intel has two in the testing phase in its Hillsboro (USA) plant. Next stop: 1.4 Nm The main chips manufacturers on the planet are beginning to gradually try the new ASML photolithography equipment, but Intel was the first company that was done with them. In fact, at the end of February 2024 his engineers concluded successfully The process ‘First Light’which is nothing other than the first phase of the installation and calibration of these machines. Just then they began to do the first tests with them. The 14A lithography (1.4 Nm) will be the first one in which Intel will use the Uve High opening equipment of ASML The 14A lithography (1.4 Nm) will be the first one in which Intel will use the UVE High opening equipment of ASML. His Roadmap It does not reveal the exact moment in which this integration technology will be ready, but it is reasonable to assume that this moment It will arrive in 2026 Because in 2027 the 14A-E lithography will be prepared, which will be nothing other than a review of the original 14A integration technology. Anyway, Intel’s current itinerary does not conclude with this node. Keyvan Esfarjani, which is one of the top responsible for the subsidiary of this company that specializes in the manufacture of integrated circuits, confirmed During the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event of 2024 that the production of chips in the 10A node (which will presumably be equivalent to the 1 Nm lithographs of its competitors) will begin at the end of 2027. It makes sense if we are in mind that in 2026 this company plans Have prepared the 14A node, although, yes, the manufacture of 1 NM semiconductors on a large scale will arrive later (possibly well entered 2028). Anyway, if what we want is to take the pulse at the current moment of Intel the news is promising. Last Monday this company confirmed that it has already prosecuted 30,000 wafers in its EUV High-Na Twinscan Exe: 5000 teams. And he has done it in a quarter. This performance would be modest if we were talking about fully implanted commercial technology, but it is promising if we consider that Intel and ASML engineers are still mired in The test and development phase of semiconductors with the new haute opening equipment. In fact, it is currently reasonable to anticipate that Intel will be the first chips manufacturer that will place integrated circuits produced with this technology, which could give it a very important competitive advantage. Image | ASML More information | Reuters In Xataka | Bill Gates has radiographed Intel. And his diagnosis is overwhelmingly accurate

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